NAMAKKAL: The Kamalalayam tank, located near the historical Namakkal fort here, is once again turning into giant lavatory as the authorities concerned have failed to take up regular maintenance works.The district administration had sanctioned liberal funds two years ago to improve the surroundings of the tank and planned to turn this water body into a tourist place.Officials had renovated the mandapam...
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Television channels should enlighten the public about the historical and tourist significance of places across the country through interesting programmes. Notice boards should be placed at tourist spots to educate the tourists about the glorious past and the need to maintain the heritage sites.Republication...
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Heavy snowfall took place since last night in the higher altitude areas of Sikkim with some areas receiving falls as high as 3-4 inches.The snowfall started at around 2230 hrs, said sources at the Sherathang police outpost located at 13,300 ft near Nathu La border.Heavy snowfall of around 3-4 inches took place in Nathu La border and nearby areas of Kupup, Tsogmo and Sherathang.The snowfall continued...
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Excellent climate, picturesque beauty and entertainment, make it an appealing holiday place. Thousands of tourists are fascinated by the Kempty falls which are 11 Kms from Mussoorie, on the Yamunotri Road.MUSSOORIE IS a place known for its green hills and fauna flora. Located about 34 kms from Dehradun, the beautiful hill station is located in Uttarakhand. One can enjoy an extraordinary view of Dehradun...
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Chettinad belt in and around Karaikudi, which abounds with many majestic but lesser known palaces, is being developed as the next major tourist attraction for foreigners in south Tamil Nadu.Towards this objective, a major two-day Heritage Festival was organised recently by the State Tourism Department.The highlight was a massive rally taken out by students and folk artistes to create awareness of various...
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Chettinad belt in and around Karaikudi, which abounds with many majestic but lesser known palaces, is being developed as the next major tourist attraction for foreigners, in south Tamil Nadu.Towards this objective, a major two-day Heritage Festival was organised recently by the State Tourism Department.The highlight was a massive rally taken out by students and folk artistes to create awareness about...
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Anantapur: Tourism development is being given top priority by the State government as well as the district administration and the focus is on places of historical importance besides religious places and those noted for scenic beauty.District Public Relations Officer I.D.V.Prasada Rao who is also the Tourism in-charge officer of the district told “The Hindu” that the Central Government too was considering...
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topic for the next Voice Your Views column scheduled for December 2 is “Exams versus grading.” Send your responses before November 30 by post (The Hindu, Metroplus, 859/860, Anna Salai, Chennai-2) or emailEco-tourism can help keep tourist places clean by using eco-friendly products and banning plastics. But many fail to realise the importance of eco-tourism, and the concept hasn’t picked up in India...
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Very little publicity from Tourism Development Corporation about the ancient cavesBELUM CAVES (Kurnool dt): It may sound strange, enthusiastic tourists from Karnataka and some students from Tamil Nadu are in the forefront to publicise millions of years’ old Belum caves as a perfect tourist destination, while AP Tourism Development Corporation (APTDC) appears groping in dark.With very little publicity...
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Goa Police said Saturday that it was "natural" for officers from Israel's Mumbai consulate to inspect the North Goa coast as it was frequented by Israeli tourists."They will obviously want to see the security arrangement here after what happened in Mumbai," Superintendent of Police Atmaram Deshpande told reporters, referring to last year's terror attack on Mumbai that left 170 people dead."Mumbai is...
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